A US magazine has released a video it claims shows a civilian massacre by American marines in Iraq.
The incident, which happened last November in the town of Haditha, was captured by a journalism student, Time Magazine says.
The graphic footage shows heavily bloodstained rooms, and bodies of the alleged victims wrapped in rugs at the house and in the local morgue.
Residents in the Iraqi town claim the incident happened shortly after a roadside bomb killed a US Marine in a western Iraqi town last year.
US forces went into nearby houses and shot dead 15 members of two families, including a three year-old-girl, residents said.
“American troops immediately cordoned the area and raided two nearby houses, shooting at everyone inside,” said a witness. “It was a massacre in every sense of the word.”
Time said the available evidence did not provide conclusive proof that the Marines deliberately killed innocent civilians.
The US Military, after being presented with evidence in January, concluded that civilians were killed by Marines, Time said, victims of “collateral damage” rather than deliberate murder.
Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli, the number-two US commander in Iraq, said about 12 Marines were under investigation for possible war crimes in the incident. He said the case was referred to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21032006/356/marines-massscred-iraqi-civilians.html
This just ain't done.
US is known to go to extremes of terror tactics to push its goal, Vietnam, Panama (Ronald Reagon) are the case in point..
Only way to stop them is economic progress, since that gives them power to do what they do...
Look the way they respond to China and allow China get away with acts against US, while others are pushed into submission..
US, will not leave till it colonizes the place like Afghanistan..
US is run by multi-nationals, if you want to stop this try finding a way to stop billion of dollars mncs are making out of Iraqi occupation...
You guys should watch the videos in which the Insurgent terrorists caused a bomb scare which lead the death of over 1000 Shia pilgrims or when these Insurgents barbarians chop the head of innocent hostages.
The americans may have lost control which happens to every Army but these insurgent barbarians are the most evil form of fighters since the Nazis.
The americans may have lost control which happens to every Army but these insurgent barbarians are the most evil form of fighters since the Nazis.
Pathetic attemp by you to divert the topic instead of condeming the barbric act by the Marines. Do you or do you not condemn this act. A simple yes or no?
All I am saying that you shouldn't use this one act to paint a broad picture of all American soldiers that do nothing more than kill civilians.
Just as Muslims implore the West not to lump all muslims with the likes of bin laden and al qaeda.
These kinds of civilian massacares happen to every military in every war.
Japan killed 400,000 chinese in Nanking in 1937.
Germany destroyed two cities in Czechslovakia for the killing of reinhard heydrich
US troops murdered 500 unarmed German SS troops in March 1945
etc. etc. etc.....
It happens but in no way is it justified...
All I am saying the amount of anger you show towards the Americans in killing Iraqi civilians. You should show the same to the Iraqi terrorists who have killed nearly 30,000-100,000 Iraqi civilians since the war started including the mass murder of 1000 shia pilgrims and many other cases of utter brutality.
Never in history has a native uprising been so brutal towards their own people
Ibelieve that he lives in the first place to ever be invaded by the USA, in a city that the US army tried to to capture 193 years ago but was fortunately driven back from when it got 150 kms away.
omg this is so awful. the US troops have gone in for 'justifiable' reasons, and this is completely opposite of their mission. mercenary2k, i like ur judgement. everyone has to look at both sides of the coin to judge its value. these murders though - sad as they are....are not the worst of what has been happening as domestic violence in iraq.
